

"May Smythe was fantastic during my search process. After submitting my resume, it was clear that May's call to Latham & Watkins is what really got me that first interview. Her incredible working knowledge of the NYC legal market was an asset that helped me land the perfect position."
- Columbia Alumnus; placed at Latham & Watkins
Bio
May Smythe is a Senior Director at Lateral Link. May deals extensively with prominent national law firms as well as mid-sized and smaller boutique firms. May engages in a very candid and enthusiastic search process to assure the best possible placement for her candidates. Before joining Lateral Link, May worked for a small legal search firm in New York. Prior to becoming a recruiter, she was an associate in the commercial litigation department of a full service law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. May holds a B.A. in English from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and a J.D. From the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, Mississippi.